Extron electronic 6400s Switch User Manual


 
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Fiber Matrix 6400 Switcher • Table of Contents
Chapter FiveMatrix Software .............................................................................................5-1
Matrix Switchers Control Program .................................................................................5-2
Installing the software .............................................................................................................5-2
Software operation via Ethernet ............................................................................................5-3
Using the Matrix Switcher Control software ........................................................................5-4
IP Settings/Options window ....................................................................................................5-8
Matrix IP Address field ........................................................................................................5-8
Extron Name/Descriptor field .............................................................................................5-9
Gateway IP Address field ....................................................................................................5-9
Subnet Mask field ..............................................................................................................5-10
Hardware Address field.....................................................................................................5-10
Use DHCP checkbox ...........................................................................................................5-10
Date field ...........................................................................................................................5-10
Time (local) field ................................................................................................................5-10
Sync Time to PC button .....................................................................................................5-11
GMT (offset) field ..............................................................................................................5-11
Use Daylight Savings checkbox .........................................................................................5-11
Administrator Password and User Password fields..........................................................5-11
Mail Server IP Address field ..............................................................................................5-12
Mail Server Domain Name field........................................................................................5-12
E-mail Addressee fields .....................................................................................................5-13
Updating firmware .................................................................................................................5-14
Ethernet-connected firmware upload..............................................................................5-16
Serial-port-connected firmware upload...........................................................................5-17
Uploading HTML files .............................................................................................................5-19
Windows buttons, drop boxes, and trash can ....................................................................5-20
Windows menus ......................................................................................................................5-20
File menu ...........................................................................................................................5-20
Tools menu .........................................................................................................................5-21
Preferences menu ..............................................................................................................5-23
Master-Reset selection ......................................................................................................5-23
Using Emulation mode ...........................................................................................................5-24
Using the help system ............................................................................................................5-24
Button-Label Generator Program ..................................................................................5-24
Installing the Button-Label Generator software ................................................................5-24
Using the Button-Label Generator software ......................................................................5-25